An animal identification system that the Agriculture Department has said would be put in place immediately to help safeguard the meat supply against mad cow disease is expected to take a year or two ...

“Proper identification is key to management of cattle for optimum production and profitability,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension regional livestock field specialist.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Cattle producers from seven states including Idaho will get paid for helping the U.S. Department of Agriculture establish a national animal identification system. The USDA is ...

SPOKANE — Hundreds of cattle from Canada, which this month confirmed its ninth case of mad-cow disease, have entered the United States without government-required health papers or ID tags, according ...

In western states where pastures are large and many cattle spend time on rangeland, proof of ownership has always been necessary to separate one rancher’s cattle from the neighbor’s cattle, and to ...

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CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Concerns in Colorado and Nebraska have prompted Wyoming to adopt a new rule for identifying cattle raised around Yellowstone National Park, an area where the animals are considered to ...

Identification of a new cow virus will help rule out mad cow disease when neurological symptoms are present. A new cow virus that causes neurologic symptoms reminiscent of mad cow disease has been ...

Gujarat employs AI and CCTV to efficiently identify stray cattle in Ahmedabad, enhancing urban management and safety.

HONOLULU — Ranchers will suffer lower cattle prices “for some time to come” because of the first U.S. case of mad cow disease, despite Americans’ unwavering appetite for hamburgers, steaks, ribs and ...